The best compliment ever
My social worker husband was having a hard day at work. Yes, one of those days. A day that seems like it can’t get any worse, even though you’re wearing your special tie that looks like B.B. King’s Les Paul guitar, Lucille.
M went to a second grade classroom to observe a little boy he’s been working with. The teacher was going over a lesson when he entered, so he quietly settled into chair near the door. Leroy's eyes widened with excitement when he spotted M.
“Mr. D!” he whispered loudly from across the room. “Come sit by me!”
M smiled and shook his head. He pointed to the teacher. Pay attention!
Leroy rolled his eyes and sighed. Man!
Suddenly, his face brightened. He dove into his desk for some art paper and a marker, the tip of his tongue peeking out from the corner of his mouth as he worked.
Then Leroy grinned and held up his sign for M to see:
M went to a second grade classroom to observe a little boy he’s been working with. The teacher was going over a lesson when he entered, so he quietly settled into chair near the door. Leroy's eyes widened with excitement when he spotted M.
“Mr. D!” he whispered loudly from across the room. “Come sit by me!”
M smiled and shook his head. He pointed to the teacher. Pay attention!
Leroy rolled his eyes and sighed. Man!
Suddenly, his face brightened. He dove into his desk for some art paper and a marker, the tip of his tongue peeking out from the corner of his mouth as he worked.
Then Leroy grinned and held up his sign for M to see:
It turned out to be a pretty good day.
Labels: Good Things
posted by Liz at 11:38 AM
10 Comments:
cute!
That's a nice way to have a day brightened. :)
How sweet! Sometimes that's all it takes to make it worth having woken up in the morning.
What a great story. :)
How totally awesome. That kid knows how to warm the cockles of the heart.
It's moments like that that save the day!
Great Tie! Thanks for the link, too. Now I can surprise an accordian playing friend.
Being a teacher, I can totally relate. Sometimes it is those little things that become incredibly important. It always makes the day a little brighter!
That's swell -- Both the tie and the compliment!
Warrior- I'm glad you'll get some use out of the link. We actually bought him the tie at the American History museum here in DC.
Betsy- I'm sure you and M could exchange some good stories. :)
Cute story :)
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